the precinct where the officer served, we continue our coverage with eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff. mallory. >> reporter: ken, holder was just 33 years old. this will be felt throughout the community, but especially right here where he came to work. if you take a look, you can see there is now bunting over the entryway here. he was a housing officer assigned to psa5. this is a photo of officer randolph holder. he was appointed in july 2010, he was third generation law enforcement in his family. his father and grandfather were officers for guyana. in this video from last night, you can see officers flooding harlem hospital. that's where the five-year veteran was pronounced dead at 10:22. pat lynch is urging the community to show support. >> new york city police officers every day go out and carry themselves like superheroes on the streets, but the reality is when we're attacked we bleed. when we bleed, we die and when we die we cry. >> now a mother and father will bury their son, a man who died trying to make new york a safer place. live in east harlem, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewit

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff joins us live from citi field. gorgeous sight behind you mallory. good morning. >> reporter: good morning michelle. excited mets' fans this morning, tonight game 4 of the world series. mets fans say they saw what they needed to see last night, and they believe their team can do it again right here at home tonight. i want you to take a look at this video from last night, the hours leading up to game 3. time square was transformed. you can see orange and blue flooding the area. mets towels were handed out to fans. city bikes were decorated with mets spirit as well. meanwhile at mcfadden's mets fans were in it to win it. they came out to the midtown bar to support their team. that's exactly what they did, their energy and enthusiasm could not be missed. they're ready play a game tonight at citi field. >> it's just a great atmosphere to be in, and when you've got 45,000 people getting behind it. >> we're taking it! we're not asking, we're taking it >> reporter: and mets' fans tell us tonight's a big night. they say it's

live in east harlem, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >> mallory thank you. we will send out any updates as we get them at abc7ny and our news app. stay with eyewitness news for continuing coverage throughout the day. >>> now we shift gears to baseball. the mets road to the world series is as short as it can be. they have four chances to get one win to send them to the fall classic. what a game last night. >> game 3 of the nlcs in chicago included something that we've seen a lot of lately, a daniel murphy home run. he tied a post season record by hitting a homer in the 5th straight game and the mets won 5-2. they lead the series 3- zip. >> mets fans in chicago had fun rubbing it in as cubs fans at wrigley field, chicago supporters, look at them in the rain. sorry, can only sit there and take it. many mets fans in the windy city think the series will end tonight but some are showing at least a little compassion. >> i want to console them a bit, but you know, at heart i'm a new yorker so go mets. >> we don't need a sweep but we'll take it, we'll take it and we'

mallory hoff live with fan reaction. got to begin with rob powers who's got the latest on the investigation. >> the mets say they knew this was going to be a tough series but nobody could have nor did they want to dream up a scenario like the one they saw last night in loss angeles. the mets lost a playoff game and their shortstop, and seemingly everybody east of l.a. county is upset about it. ruben tejada was steamrolled by utley. the impact, the resulting flip and the hard landing, fractured tejada's right fibula. major league baseball now reviewing this play to see if any rules were broken along with tejada's leg. utley was eventually awarded the base and scored the run. the mets lost 5-2 and came home today. >> i lost a pretty good player. i lost a pretty big piece of the puzzle. i'm not very happy about it. i was pretty shaken up by it because i thought it was something that didn't need to happen. >> as far as sticking up for your teammates, i think being out there and doing what's right is exactly what i'm going to

live from citi field, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you mallory. gunman who shot in an mta bus in brooklyn. video captured the moment bus b13 pulled up yesterday. seconds later four men ran away. one passenger says one of the men fired his gun at another man. then the bullet pierced the bus sending glass flying before it blasted through another window also on the bus. a woman was scratched by some of the glass. >>> quite a weekend as we've been talking about for the nypd. police are now tightening up security as they deal with several huge events around town, the world series, the halloween parade down to the village and of course tomorrow's tcs new york city marathon. full docket. the department is deploying 1800 officers and setting up thousands of barricade, if the big marathon tomorrow. and on this halloween added security worries after an fbi warning about an anarchist group that says it is planning to ambush cops on that halloween holiday. officials are down playing concerns about that group. >>> we want to remind you channel 7 is your home f

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live in east harlem where the officer is being remembered. mallory. >> members of in community tell us that they want to celebrate see justice served and you can see the growing memorial here outside of the precinct where flowers and candles lit in his honor. this video from late last night shows the man police say shot officer holder, tyrone howard seen here as his arraignment. physical evidence, video evidence and witnesses tie him to the shooting the nypd says. lineup was conducted to tie him to the robbery of a bicyclist minutes before the shooting. the courtroom was packed with the courtroom was packed with police, he complained saying he needed a chair after being shot in the leg by officer holder's partner. he is charged with first degree murder and robbery. hours after that court appearance at the safety the shooting in east harlem -- site of the shooting in east harlem. hundreds came out for a vigil to honor the fallen officer. after the vigil, last night at the police academy. mayor de blasio spoke about >> officer holder lived out h

mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> mallory thank you. and funeral anxiousments are in place for officer holder now. a wake will be held next use tuesday at the -- tuesday in far rockaway queens from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and funeral services wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the same church. holder will be buried in his native guyana. eyewitness news will continue to bring you coverage on how officer holder is being remembered and we have a tribute page to the murdered officer on our website. abcny7. >>> time is 5:38. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> well, a look outside from our camera here at four times square. looking south and in the distance you can see the bridge, the verrazano marrows bridge. -- narrows bridge. really nice morning with clear to partly cloudy skies, rather comfortable too and the temperature this morning 60 degrees. that's your 5:00 a.m. temperature, that's running about 15 degrees warmer than normal for this time of

live in chelsea, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> thank you mallory. president obama has declared a state of emergency in south carolina where hundreds of people have been rescued from rising flood waters. a storm dumped more than 18 inches of rain in parts of that state in just 24 hours. at least 100 people have had to be rescued after they tried to cross flooded roads in their vehicles. first responders are using boats to try and get to people that are trapped in their homes. >> we have lost everything. what i got on my body is what we have. pretty much everybody down the hill there has lost everything this morning, our vehicles, our clothes, everything. but the best thing is that we still have our lives. we still have our lives. >> officials in south carolina have confirmed at least three deaths in connection with that storm. >>> strong winds and heavy rain are lashing bermuda as hurricane joaquin passes close to the island. joaquin has weakened with winds dropping to 105 miles per hour. today senator chuck schumer said hurricane joaquin had inadequ

live in the fordham heights section of the bronx, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> arrest tonight outside of the house where an out of control party left two people wounded and in critical condition. eyewitness cameras were rolling as a man and woman were handcuffed and taken away. they are reportedly the homeowner's daughter and her boyfriend. police say the arrests are not directly related to the shooting. investigators tell us there were as many as 200 people at that bayside party overnight. according to police sources, it was advertised on instagram and many of the party goers were reportedly underage. witnesses say when the shots rang out people panicked. >> everyone freaked out. like i was going up the stairs to go see what was happening, when the gunshots happened, like everyone just started tackling downstairs. like i fell, mad girls were getting hurt. >> what sparked the shooting is still under investigation and so far no word on suspects. >>> a renewed call today for a that call from the famous pair of relatives, comedienne amy schumer and her cousin, senator cha

in staten island, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> at least 97 people been killed in two near simultaneous bomb blasts that targeted a peace rally in the turkish capital of ankara. it happened sections a-- seconds apart outside the city's main train station. we have more. >> reporter: two bombs exploded within 50 yards and seconds of each other targeting a joyful rally for peace and turning it into a place of death and despair. the bombs exploded as peace protestors and kurdish activists protested at a train station in the capital anakara. survivors tried to help the wounded. ambulances rushed to the scene taking injured to hospitals. but help came too late for far too many. others never had a chance. turkey's prime minister said there were strong signs that the attacks were suicide bombings. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: the internal affairs minister adding, this terrorist attack is an atrocity against the turkish republic. we condemn it. so far no one has claimed >>> meteorologist amy freeze in for jeff smith with the accuweather forecast. >> right it's going to

here's eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff. >> reporter: investigators say 37-year-old caleb wilder died after rescuing his mom. investigators say the fire that torched an apartment in the mariner's harbor section started after a woman in her 60s lit a candle then went out to take a shower. they said when she got out the bed was in flames, the fire growic -- growing quickly. >> i smelled the fumes. >> reporter: caleb and his brother took the elevator to rescue their mom from the flames. they made their way through heavy smoke, took her down the stairwell where fire crews met up with them. when they got outside, wilder, who friends say suffers from asthma, began to experience shortness of breath and suffered cardiac arrest. >> they tried to rescue him, save his life. >> reporter: he was taken to richmond university medical center where he was pronounced dead. >> he was a family man, good person. >> reporter: five other people were treated for injuries. they're all expected to be okay. in the mariner's harbor section of staten island, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> takin

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live now at citi field. mallory. >> lori, the road to the world series will begin on the road for this team. the team will take on the dodgers in l. a. tonight. if you take a look at this video now, the team has actually been in california since wednesday. tonight is game 1 of the division series. playoff drought for the mets. cons dentally they swept the dodgers during their last appearance in 2006. nearly a decade without a post season appearance means there aren't many players on this mets team who have played fresher games than october. jacob degrom to the mound, he'll be up against clayton kershaw. some of the players with playoff experience say they think their younger teammates are more than ready for the challenge. >> when the game starts it's still baseball, you know. the pitchers and the players and the other team don't all of a sudden have capes on. >> i got to play my first post season in 2006. i look at it as another game. >> reporter: game 1 starts at 9:45 tonight in l. a. game 2 also in l. a.,

mallory hoff is live at citi field with how the mets are getting ready. mallory. >> reporter: lori, ken, the first order of business is a very serious one indeed. the plan is to shake off the rust. this team has been on the west coast since wednesday. if you take a look at this video, you can see they are hard at work there, when the mets hit the field tonight for game 1 of the series with the l. a. dodgers it will be their first game since sunday. in 2016 they ended l. a.'s season on that same field when they swept the dodgers in the division series: there is only one player on this team who was then. captain david wright has lived through nine years without a playoff game just like the mets fans. these games could be. >> you understand how much fun and you understand what type of privilege it is to, you know, be a part of the post season because it's difficult, and it's been especially difficult for us, you know, the last nine years of what we've been through, to be back here, you know, to be able to, you know, enjoy this and soak it in, i'm definitely g

mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> what i find. there is still much more ahead. eyewitness news at 6 starts >>> off-duty new york cop attacked and slashed in the throat as she was walking her dog. nypd makes an arrest. >>> the new york mets winning the division series on the road. now home in their quest for a ticket to the world series for the first time in 15 years. at 6:00, i'm bill ritter. >> it is the mets versus the cubs starting tomorrow at citi field. game one in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs in the postseason. >> it's going to cost you if you want to go. $846 for an average ticket but a bargain compared to the 1358 average ticket for the series at wrigley field, that's nearly as much as the average one- bedroom apartment rents for in chicago. >> we begin with rob powers with a preview of this matchup. >> reporter: national league championship series shapes up to be something pretty darn special. the two cities have gone back and forth for years. now it is two teams, the mets and cubs both well-known for

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live at the scene in the fordham heights section. >> investigators tell us shots were fired here just before 10:30 this morning. a 46-year-old man is dead and investigators believe his killer left this scene in a gray chrysler sedan. >> reporter: police say the grocery store employee died after being shot once in the chest and once in the torso. he didn't de serve to die like that. >> reporter: shots were fired inside the grocery store at 2345 jerome avenue in the fordham heights section of the bronx. three people were arguing with a store employee. they left. then one of the people came back and shot him. >> what went through your head when you heard about this? just like that. >> it's unclear if this was an attempted robbery or if this victim actually knew his killer. in the meantime, i spoke with some kids off camera who actually told me they were standing in this very area when the shots were fired. they said it was a very scary moment and they very quickly ran home. in the bronx, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 5:00, new jers

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mallory hoff is live at psa 5 in east harlem where the family of a murdered detective is reaching out to officer holder's family. >> reporter: they certainly are. and in the meantime this memorial has grown considerably to the point where people walking by here can't seem to stop but take a look and take a moment to reflect on this situation. many of them telling us they want to make sure this fallen officer's life is remembered. they also want to see justice served. family of slain nypd officer wenjian liu who was shot execution style reads in part please stand strong. those who new fallen officer randolph holder continue to chime in, defining him as a man of great character. >> this was a wonderful officer, you know, he tried to keep the young youth off the streets by teaching them and telling them because he have gave my son a number of lessons >> reporter: as brothers in blue remember holder, a case is being built against the man police say killed him, 30-year- old tyrone howard shackled and handcuffed was arraigned last night. he was heard complaining that his leg hurt as a resul

mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new clue in a cold case. police hope this video will help investigators solve a >>> governor christie and cl city cape may county speaking about the state's storm response. let's listen in. >>> joaquin having any type of major effect on the jersey shoreline and our citizens, and so so far so good. that's very good news for us. we're prepared if it comes, but we're very happy to hear that they'll be visiting someplace else. we've already done our bit for hurricane tourism here in new jersey. we expect about 1 to 3 feet of flooding in the cape may and atlantic county region. you need to be ready and prepared for that. we're prepared for everything from working on the beaches with the d. e. p. to make sure that we replenish and we provide protection there but also to the extreme of sheltering if we need to shelter as well, working with the county officials and we have statewide assets available too if we need to. the worst this is going to come today, we've got high tide happening as we speak around 12:30 throug

live in midtown, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you mallory. new york city police releasing a sketch of a man wanted for sexually assaulting an 8-year- old girl in the bronx. police say he approached the young girl from behind as she entered her building in the mount hope section on saturday. he covered her mount and restrained her and then molested her. he ran away after she started screaming. >>> a community in new jersey is in mourning after a beloved pastor was discovered dead inside his church. reverend ronald christian died this morning while praying at the christian love baptist church in irvington. the 51-year-old was found by a family member. those who knew reverend christian say he was instrumental to his community and beyond counseling gang members and helping many turn their lives around. >> the emotions are extremely high. he's an awesome man of god. he's not just a man in the community of irvington or newark or new jersey or america but he touched lives around the world. >> such a huge loss. police say there is no sign of foul pla

jamaica queens, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted and robbed a woman in brooklyn. this is a police sketch of the man investigators said followed a 22-year-old into her apartment building in bushwick about midnight on thursday. and he robbed the woman at knife point and sexually assaulted her. hospital. >>> and detectives on long island are offering a $75,000 gunman who gravely wounded a 12- year-old girl. joyn er was standing in the living room of her home yesterday when a stray bullet pierced a front window hitting her in the head. her devastated family tonight describes her as a radiant young girl with a huge heart who wants to become a school teacher. >> and you always play in those school with the nieces and nephews, especially. always play school with the dogs and stuff. she will be well-remembered. >> deja is listed in grave condition at winthrop university hospital. >>> a man from queens is in federal custody accused of a violent outburst on a plane. police say that alea kuchek of middle village from jfk to palm beac

eyewitness news reporter mallory hoff is live there with details. >> reporter: sandra, joe, this is where investigators say the assault happened just after 1:00 this afternoon. you can see this restroom now roped off. this as investigators say a homeless man groped a 63-year- old woman who is from the new york city area. police say she told investigators the man demanded she perform a sex act on him. then there was a struggle and he ran away. investigators say it happened in the women's restroom at 17th street. we spoke with a man who did not want to be identified. police arrived. >> i just showed up when the officer had went in there, and talking to a lady. >> i think she was like >> was she crying? done crying. >> reporter: and investigators telling us this afternoon that this woman actually bit her attacker before he ran away. now they say they're looking his hand. they say he has a lengthy beard and was wearing a green jacket at the time. live in union square park, eyewitness news. >> thank you mallory. now to a tragic death on long island, the 12-year-old girl shot by a stray bullet

mallory hoff reports. >> reporter: in just in the last few minutes, i want to the precinct where this officer worked. this bus pulled up and out of the bus came 50 or so nypd officers presumably from all here to pay their respects to this fallen officer, family and brothers in blue. outside here you can see a growing memorial, flowers, candles, so many people making their way here today who have not had time to do so this week. after nypd released video of three men want for a questioning regarding a shootout that happened before the death of randolph holder new surveillance video shows the three men walking with what appear to be flashing lights in the background. come in. get it over with. you're wasting the taxpayers' money by the cops looking for you. >> reporter: investigators say two housing police officers were on the roof in the area of 455 east 102nd street when they saw people firing weapons at each other. the suspects fled. police believe one of the men involved in the shootout was tyrone howard, who was accused of robbing a bike nearby before encountering officer holder an

live in spring valley, mallory hoff. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 11, mayor de blasio wraps up his three day hip to the holy land with a message of peace. >>> two men attacked off the coast of hawaii. one by a shark. >>> quick update before we get to jeff. thin crust pizza rules. mets win 4-1. take a 2-0 lead in the national league championship series over the chicago cubs. good stuff there. >> yes. >> 4-1. the temperature at center field is 41 degrees right now. >> what a coincidence. >> you need to play the lottery. >> i do. two numbers. >> we had some snowfall in parts of the area today, especially north and west of the city. one of our viewers sent this video in from pike county, pennsylvania. >> oh! >> this is some -- it's pretty, right? >> kinda. >> that was like dead silence right there. >> it's relative. >> it's there, right? a little bit of snow out there. some of these snow showers mad it all the way in from the great lakes. if you are in the higher elevations of the poconos and catskills, this is in the poconos. you have that better chance of

live in midtown, mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> u.s. troops are heading to syria to advise kurdish forces and rebels fighting isis. the white house says fewer than 50 commandos from u.s. special operations will be on the ground in northern syria. officials insist this is not a major deployment like in iraq and afghanistan. this follows a missile attack in a suburb of damascus that killed 55 people. >>> mayor de blasio finally endorses hillary clinton for president on a cable show this morning. >> filled in the blanks forcefully, not just on economics, very passionately, voting rights, constitutional amendment to end the effects of citizens united. >> the mayor managed clinton's 2000 senate campaign. he initially refused to endorse her claiming he needed to know more about her vision for the presidency. clinton has the support of 135 mayors across the country. >>> stocks ended the trading week with another down day, although they drifted lower today, the market finished the month of october with its biggest monthly gain in four years. th

mallory hoff, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> former olympic oscar pistorius leaving prison next week to begin four years of house arrest. he will not have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet but he can't handle a gun and has to undergo psychotherapy. he was sentenced to five years in prison for the death of his girlfriend. prosecutors are appealing his acquittal for murder. >>> a judge in vermont released actor randy quaid and his wife from jail. the couple was arrested after trying to reenter the u.s. from canada. they are wanted for allegedly damaging a house they were found squatting in. the judge said there was no probable cause to hold them. the quaids say they will stay in vermont to care for eddy's ailing father. >>> the once respected but now disgraced entertainer bill cosby facing another lawsuit. this time by a woman that claims he sexually assaulted hire when she she said cosby defamed her after she gave an interview claiming thated comedian abused her in the '80s. she said cosby helped pay for her schooling and housing during that time. >>> it's a racy video that ha

live in midtown, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new to that breaking news in the fight against isis. the united states will send troops into syria for the first time. president obama will order fewer than 50 special forces on to the ground. political reporter dave evans following the developments. >> reporter: we don't yet know exactly how many u.s. troops will be going to syria, probably fewer than 50 but they are special operations forces. they will be in the northern part of syria. we hope to hear from the white house on this soon. with elite u.s. troops who will be supporting kurdish forces and syrian rebels. abrash of missiles killed at least 40 people, the latest on this continuing war in that over four years has killed 250,000 people and displaced more than 11 million. to date, 19 foreign ministers including secretary of state john kerry are in vienna trying to hammer out a cease fire that would be followed by the formation of a transition government. it's not clear exactly what will happen now to president bashar assad. it is unlikely that the white house will call this

. >> in queens, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >> let's go mets indeed. sports anchor laura behnke is in l. a. for the start of the mets playoff run, and you could see her live report starting this afternoon on eyewitness news first at 4. she's also tweeting pictures from dodgers stadium. what is that called? if there is a dodgers stadium. you can follow her at laura behnke. >> let's go mets. >> police arrest a suspected sexual predator in the bronx accused of targeting young boys and a student opens fire on a campus in arizona as president obama travels to oregon to meet with the families of a deadly shooting. >> plus caught on puts join the millions who have already switched. we switched. and now, we're streaming netflix. who knew time warner cable's internet was so fast! mom switched. and now, we can watch our favorite shows together, on demand. i switched. so i can connect to the internet just about anywhere with my free twc wifi hotspots. join the millions who switched to time warner cable. for $89.99 a month, you'll get of hd channels. you'll also g

mallory hoff is following this story from jersey city. >> reporter: ken, investigators hard at work trying to figure out what happened here really a bizarre situation. investigators tell us a 911 call lead them to this home behind us. they say it happened around 6:00 last night. that when the call came in. a mother and child were found in a second floor apartment. this is on lincoln street. police say the two were discovered unconscious yesterday. the woman who was in her 20s and her 5-year-old were taken to christ hospital after arriving they were both pronounced dead. the jersey city fire department tested the air quality in this apartment. so far they say all tests came back negative for monoxide. now neighbors say this is an incredibly devastating situation. they are quite saddened by it but they say right now, they're just struggling to understand exactly what happened here. live in jersey city, channel 7 eye witness news. >>> thank you. and the rest of an alleged cell phone theft is now the subject of an nypd internal investigation because of what showed up on a security camera. now

live in jersey city, mallory hoff, channel 7 eye witness news. >>> new this morning, charges are pending against two suspects in an upper east side hit and run. happened just before 2:00 this madison avenue. delivery driver was hit as he unloaded packages from his car. he's expected to survive. police radio alerts helped them track down a ford crown vic with front end damage on the upper west side just a short time later. >>> in newark, new jersey and detectives hope that you can help them catch two suspects in the beating death of a 68 year old man. here is a video of the men police are trying to find. investigators say they attacked his home on sherman avenue the night of september 25th. he died the next day. police have not released a motive for the attack. >>> an nypd watchdog is substantiating an excessive force complaint filed by former tennis pro james blake. surveillance from september shows officer officers tackling blake outside a hotel after mistaking him for suspect. the civilian complaint review board says the take down was excessive. the officer will face an administrative